Interchange of Parts of Speech, 'Strong Roots'

 Interchange of Parts of Speech, from 'Strong Roots'.




1.We lived in our ancestral house. [Use the noun form of 'ancestral' ]


2.I would say mine was a very secure childhood.

[Replace the possessive pronoun with a possive adjective]

3.I normally ate with my mother.

[Use the adjective form of normally'] 

4.Our locality was predominantly Muslim. [Use the adjective form of 'predominantly'] 

5. Hindu families were living amicably with their Muslim neighbours.

[Use the adjective form of 'amicably']

6.My father told me that there was nothing mysterious about prayer.

[Use the noun form of 'mysterious']

7.When you pray, you transcend your body.[Use the noun form of 'pray']

8. I feel convinced that there exists a divine power. [Use the noun form of 'exist']

9. Despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom.

[Omit 'despite']

10. Many of them offered bowls of water to my father who would dip his fingers in them and say a prayer.

[Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive]

11.He was judging my capacity to comprehend his words. [Omit the infinitive]

12.Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.

[Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive] 

13.This is not a correct approach at all and should never be followed.

[Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive)

14.He possessed a true generosity of spirit. [Use the adjective form of 'generosity' ]


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